Trees against climate change
Climate change has hit the Mexican state of Chiapas hard: drought periods are longer and wet seasons shorter. And when the rains do come, they are so heavy that they unleash deadly landslides that bury entire villages. It is up to local people to protect themselves, which is why the environmental organization, The Nature Conservancy, is educating farmers not to clear trees to create pasture for their cattle, but to plant trees instead. Trees stabilize the ground and provide shade for the animals. Their fruit provide another source of food for the cows, which in turn increases milk yield. Adapting to climate change here, not only helps to protect local people from environmental disaster, but also gives them the chance to boost their income.
A film by Katja Losch
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Length
06:29 Minutes
Date of publication
2015
Project
Cooperative climate change adaptation in Sierra Madre and the Coast of Chiapas
Global Ideas
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